[Aylinato]

¶In recent days, Mr. Adelson, a billionaire casino owner, and his wife, Dr. Miriam Adelson, gave $10 million to Restore Our Future, a “super PAC” backing the Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, people with knowledge of the contribution said on Wednesday, leaving the Adelsons by far the most prolific campaign donors in the country

¶With a net worth of roughly $25 billion, Mr. Adelson could afford to give far more, and seems willing to do so: In an interview with Forbes magazine this year, he suggested he would consider spending as much as $100 million on the 2012 elections.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2...with-money/?hp



Way to go and destroy our democracy SCOTUS!

[CHEEZMO™]

Money is speech.

What are you - a Communist?!

[Joe Shlabotnik]

He's literally the entire reason Newt Gingrich lasted as long as he did in the primaries.

[Tamanon]

Considering how well he helped Gingrich, shouldn't be a problem.

Still disgusting though.

[ezrarh]

If he didn't spend any money and just let the Democrats tax him, he'd probably end up ahead.

[Salvor.Hardin]

If I were a multi billionaire I'd outbid the two political parties on every single television ad they want to place on a major network. I'd fill those slots with Loony Toons shorts.

[Randolph Freelander]

If he's so eager to give his billions away, might as well vote for somebody who would allow the Bush tax cuts expire. Heck, might even save money that way.

[Devolution]

Every time I read something like this I think of this Chinatown scene.

the future Mr Gittes, the future

[pigeon]

Considering how well he helped Gingrich, shouldn't be a problem.

At the time that Adelson dropped the big bucks on Gingrich, his presence in the campaign wasn't bad for Romney -- it was bad for Santorum. If Gingrich had dropped out, and Santorum had picked up his votes, he could've won states he lost, gotten even more on top of the media horse race and possibly even won the nomination -- momentum counts. Not guaranteed, because Santorum is a total lunatic, after all, but it was definitely a possibility.

[Alebrije]

I like this CLEAR and OPEN way to know WHO supports a candidate instead of never know where the money came from ( like in Mexico).

[olubode]

If he's so eager to give his billions away, might as well vote for somebody who would allow the Bush tax cuts expire. Heck, might even save money that way.

I wish, but if Romney wins, the payoff potential is enormous. Consider that he owns casino's and is hyper anti-union.

[Vyer]

such a waste

If I were a multi billionaire I'd outbid the two political parties on every single television ad they want to place on a major network. I'd fill those slots with Loony Toons shorts.

your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter

[Kinyou]

Of course is he doing this to get middle class america back on its feet.

[AlexMogil]

If I were a multi billionaire I'd outbid the two political parties on every single television ad they want to place on a major network. I'd fill those slots with Loony Toons shorts.

Ron Paul wouldn't take your money.

[Salvadora]

Is this sustainable? The two political parties are just going to attempt to outspend each other and this will never stop growing.

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

That's sickening. That 10 mil could be better served to the struggling communities that neighbor his.

[Clevinger]

"In an interview with Forbes magazine this year, he suggested he would consider spending as much as $100 million on the 2012 elections."

^ this is the most important part. One rich guy alone is planning to spend 1/10th of what Obama plans to raise total, which by itself is a gigantic amount.

America is fucked. Well, unless you're rich.

[ivysaur12]

That's sickening. That 10 mil could be better served to the struggling communities that neighbor his.

His argument would probably be: Romney would be a better help to them in the long run!

lol

[SnakeswithLasers]

That's sickening. That 10 mil could be better served to the struggling communities that neighbor his.

Why would he do that?

[Oblivion]

Why would he do that?

Because this guy is a Republican and Republicans like charity?

[Clevinger]

Why would he do that?

Forget charity. The millions he wasted on Gingrich could have been better spent for everyone if he had invested in business instead.

[Chichikov]

Oh, so he's done fucking with Israeli politics now?
Fuck that cunt.

[SRG01]

This is like a Demoncrat ad all by itself. "One of Romney's supporters donated 10 million. Does that sound middle class to you?"

[ari]

Because this guy is a Republican and Republicans like charity?

no they don't

[Clevinger]

Oh, so he's done fucking with Israeli politics now? Fuck that cunt.

What did he do in Israel?

[ReBurn]

"In an interview with Forbes magazine this year, he suggested he would consider spending as much as $100 million on the 2012 elections." ^ this is the most important part. One rich guy alone is planning to spend 1/10th of what Obama plans to raise total, which by itself is a gigantic amount. America is fucked. Well, unless you're rich.

Obama raising that much money is equally disgusting. People can buy the presidency. Sickening.

[ElectricThunder]

Disgusting spectacle, and I'd not be at all surprised to see him dwarf that 100 million figure in the slightest.

This is going to be one of the worst election season's in American history, no doubt about it---obscene amounts of money is going to be laundered into the machine and all the public at large will get out of it is copious amounts of red meat, dog whistles, and probably some nutjobs taking things way too far.

[GTI Guy]

If I were a multi billionaire I'd outbid the two political parties on every single television ad they want to place on a major network. I'd fill those slots with Loony Toons shorts.

Not 100% sure but I think that the tv stations MUST sell time to political parties for advertisements and they have to sell it at the lowest rate.

[Draft]

Ron Paul wouldn't take your money.

Bravo.

[Clevinger]

Obama raising that much money is equally disgusting. People can buy the presidency. Sickening.

It's not equally. Obama's money still has campaign finance restrictions, meaning lots of people have to donate to get to that number, not just a select few ultra rich people. I agree it'd be better if we had neither though.

[Iceman]

no they don't

nice use of gross mischaracterization. Did you read about republicans once in a book?

[Chichikov]

What did he do in Israel?

He bankroll Netanyahu.
Oh, and he created a daily free newspaper (that quickly became the highest circulated daily paper, what can I say, Jews like free stuff) that serves as Netanyahu's PR department.

[ReBurn]

It's not equally. Obama's money still has campaign finance restrictions, meaning lots of people have to donate to get to that number, not just a select few ultra rich people. I agree it'd be better if we had neither though.

The money of the super PAC that he's now OK with isn't subject to those restrictions, but my frustration isn't about Obama. It's about such lavish spending by candidates, parties and organizations when so many are still struggling. It's horrible.

[demon]

When people complain about Obama taking Super PAC money and say "well he does it too!", all you have to do is point to shit like this. What can you expect to do when faced with a political opponent capable of raking in this kind of campaign cash from one source alone? Funding a campaign like in 2008 would just be suicide.

[Acerac]

Give it a decade or two and see how much people are spending. There'll be hundreds of millions donated from individual contributors and it'll be common place.

Yay for plutocracies!

[ReBurn]

It's better to compromise your principles than lose. It's the mark of a great leader.

[Vigilant Walrus]

here in scandinavia.. countries that are accused of being socialistic (we aren't entirely!) our big corps are also sending donations as stretches of favors to the right wing. Im not a guy who believes in bilderburg and all that, but godfucking dammit. you know something is wrong when people halfway around the world are voting for people like michelle bachman. the corporate interests nulify any human decency.


AND THAT IS exactly why no politican should be able to receive private campaign donations. fuck humanity for his lazyness and only voting for the person who sends the most smear campaigns on fox news. regardless of opinion, belief system and orientation, how can we all be so fucked to let it come to this? couch potatos. we all deserve to be enslaved.



they say that during the elections of abraham lincoln, they had debates that latest 8 fucking hours. now you get 30 seconds loops before commercials. it's retarded. we're all retarded, but me most of all.

[Chichikov]

When people complain about Obama taking Super PAC money and say "well he does it too!", all you have to do is point to shit like this. What can you expect to do when faced with a political opponent capable of raking in this kind of campaign cash from one source alone?

Take the motherfucking high road and slam Mitt for using SuperPacs.
But that's just me, I have weird expectations.

[Juancho9]

It's OK, that shit trickles down.

[ChefRamsay]

He bankroll Netanyahu. Oh, and he created a daily free newspaper (that quickly became the highest circulated daily paper, what can I say, Jews like free stuff) that serves as Netanyahu's PR department.

.......

uhhhhh might want to tone it down there, champ

[Trickster]

I read that as 10 billion.

[demon]

Take the motherfucking high road and slam Mitt for using SuperPacs. But that's just me, I have weird expectations.

Wouldn't make a difference in the face of an overwhelming ad campaign of "He'll take your guns away" and "Solyndra something-or-other!" and "Dirty socialist" and "The Obama Recession". This is where we're at in this political environment, if you're grossly outspent by your opponent you're likely fucked. Gotta place at least part of the blame on the retards for whom the months of time they've had to familiarize themselves with the candidates and their policies isn't enough, they need those last-minute 30 second idiotic TV commercials to push them over the fence one way or the other. Fuck them.

[Aylinato]

the reason why i made the thread title the way i did was because it's disgusting that this is even able to happen in the first place


both parties can be bought out, or even if a third comes into power

it's like breaking our democracy(what little we have)

[UrokeJoe]

Every time I read something like this I think of this Chinatown scene. the future Mr Gittes, the future

Pretty much.

[Bowdz]

If I were a multi billionaire I'd outbid the two political parties on every single television ad they want to place on a major network. I'd fill those slots with Loony Toons shorts.

Strong this. Beat SuperPACs at their own game.

Brb, spending half a billion dollars worth of ads in every swing state leading up to the election.

[XMonkey]

I like this CLEAR and OPEN way to know WHO supports a candidate instead of never know where the money came from ( like in Mexico).

I prefer the way where rich billionaire fucks don't have the opportunity to influence elections by giving more than the average citizen is able to. Enough people in this country either will never know who's spending this money, or won't give a shit so it really doesn't matter that it's transparent.

There is no silver lining in this recent turn of events.

[LOCK]

Not that I find it horrible that he can donate his money to politics, but really, why waste that much money for nothing....

[Salvor.Hardin]

He bankroll Netanyahu. Oh, and he created a daily free newspaper (that quickly became the highest circulated daily paper, what can I say, Jews like free stuff) that serves as Netanyahu's PR department.

What?

[AB12]

He's literally the entire reason Newt Gingrich lasted as long as he did in the primaries.

.

Not that I find it horrible that he can donate his money to politics, but really, why waste that much money for nothing....

The bastard makes $3 million an hour. It is an investment.

[ssolitare]

Not that I find it horrible that he can donate his money to politics, but really, why waste that much money for nothing....

Well to him it's an investment...hopefully.